Kevin Simler

@drethelin @KevinSimler You don't even need to give power to the lower rungs, just the hypothetical possibility of it.

@ckhonson @KevinSimler it's not just about power. Whaling ships had similar practices, as well as gold miners in rushes.

@drethelin @ckhonson yeah you just need to make their lives better somehow. I think most ppl can smell when they're not getting a good deal.

@KevinSimler @drethelin @ckhonson if you can offer them slow-motion magic beans like education they will often fall for it

@sarahdoingthing @drethelin @ckhonson education isn't entirely fraudulent tho. it's a signaling arms race (trap), useful to individuals, rt?

@KevinSimler @drethelin @ckhonson I'm also talking about elementary education - at 100% it can't possibly be useful to individuals

@sarahdoingthing @KevinSimler @ckhonson doesn't it create it's own usefulness zone by ubiquitizing reading writing and arithmetic?

@drethelin @KevinSimler @ckhonson kids learn that stuff anyway if it's useful & you don't get in their way